BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 CALSCALE:GREGORIAN PRODID:iCalendar-Ruby BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Lectures & Presentations DESCRIPTION:Plant Biology Colloquium | Using Algal Ecology to Inform our Un derstanding and Management of Threats to Freshwater Ecosystems\, Feb. 12\n\ nThe Environmental & Plant Biology Colloquium Series presents Dr. Nate Smuc ker discussing "Using algal ecology to inform our understanding and managem ent of threats to freshwater ecosystems" on Friday\, Feb. 12\, at 11:50 a.m . via Teams.\n\nJoin Teams meeting.\n\nOr call in (audio only) +1 614-706-6 572\,\,914133750# United States\, Columbus Phone Conference ID: 914 133 7 50 \n\nThe host is Dr. Morgan Vis.\n\nSmucker is an ecologist with the U.S. EPA's Office of Research and Development. \n\nAbstract: Throughout the Uni ted States\, nutrient pollution is a leading problem for water quality and freshwater ecosystems. Increases of nitrogen and phosphorus in lakes and st reams affect algal communities\, which can lead to harmful or nuisance alga l blooms\, reduced biodiversity\, altered food webs and biogeochemical rate s\, and consequences for downstream ecosystems. When severe enough\, these ecosystem changes can limit recreational opportunities\, contribute to econ omic losses\, and negatively affect human health and wellbeing. With algae being important primary producers\, quantifying their responses to environm ental changes can improve our understanding of nutrient effects and inform protection efforts and watershed management goals. This presentation will c ollectively draw upon lake\, stream\, and watershed studies to highlight po ssible applications of algal ecology to nutrient and watershed management. Specifically\, I will discuss:\n(1) How historical lake phytoplankton and r emote sensing data are providing insights into long-term trends and possibl e expectations of cyanobacteria blooms and how they relate to nutrients and climate change\,\n(2) The emerging use of DNA metabarcoding to examine how changes in diatom communities can inform possible nutrient targets in stre ams\, with a detailed example being in the watershed of one of the aforemen tioned lakes\, and\n(3) An example of the roles watershed modeling\, econom ic analyses\, and stakeholder engagement can have in implementing managemen t practices. DTEND:20210212T174000Z DTSTAMP:20241124T060915Z DTSTART:20210212T165000Z LOCATION: SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Plant Biology Colloquium | Nate Smucker on Feb. 12 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_35777882466134 URL:https://calendar.ohio.edu/event/plant_biology_colloquium_nate_smucker_o n_feb_12 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR